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Heads up! Our parent watchdogs have scanned the upcoming agenda for New Hope-Solebury SD. We found 7 items that need your immediate attention before the vote.
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District Mandates Weekly ‘Wellness Checks’ With Home Visits
A new policy for virtual students, 204.2, requires a weekly ‘real-time visual wellness check’ via Zoom to monitor student well-being. If a student misses the check-in and a follow-up conference, the policy authorizes a school social worker to conduct an in-person wellness check at the student’s home within 24 hours, including on weekends. Failure to comply can lead to involvement of law enforcement or child welfare agencies.
Recommended Action Plan
PACK THE ROOM: This is a massive government overreach into your home. Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘I do not consent to in-home wellness checks by school staff. My home is not an extension of the school building. Vote NO on Policy 204.2.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Your Family’s Privacy
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 9) |
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New Attendance Policy Creates Path to Child Protective Services
Policy 204 lowers the compulsory school age to 6 (from 8) and creates a formal intervention system for unexcused absences. After just six unexcused absences (‘habitually truant’), the policy allows the district to refer students and their families to the county ‘children and youth agency’ — the local child protective services. This turns attendance issues into a potential child welfare investigation.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Attendance issues are an educational matter, not a child abuse issue. The district must not be a pipeline to Child Protective Services. Vote NO on the proposed changes to Policy 204.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: CPS involvement for absences
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| 🚨 HIGH CONCERN (LEVEL 8) |
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Board Lowers Vote Threshold to Raise Taxes and Debt
Under Policy 006, the Board is changing its voting rules for major financial decisions. Actions like levying taxes, adopting the budget, and creating new debt will now only require a simple majority of the full board (5 votes) instead of a two-thirds majority. This makes it significantly easier for the board to pass tax hikes and increase spending.
Recommended Action Plan
DEMAND FISCAL RESTRAINT: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Do not weaken the requirements for fiscal responsibility. Raising taxes should be harder, not easier. Vote NO on the voting changes in Policy 006.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Easier Tax Increases
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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District to Train Police in ‘Trauma-Informed’ Ideology
Policy 805.1 directs the district to invite law enforcement to participate in school training on subjective, therapeutic concepts like ‘positive behavior supports,’ ‘trauma-informed approaches,’ and ‘restorative practices.’ This injects social justice ideology into the district’s official relationship with police, potentially compromising objective safety protocols.
Recommended Action Plan
FOCUS ON SAFETY: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘The district’s partnership with law enforcement should focus on physical safety and security, not ideological training. Remove the requirement to train police on subjective social theories in Policy 805.1.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Ideological Police Training
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| ⚠️ NEEDS REVIEW (LEVEL 6) |
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Security Staff to Collect ‘Behavioral Health’ Data on Students
Policy 805.2 requires the School Safety Coordinator to provide training on ‘trauma-informed approaches’ and ‘behavioral health awareness.’ The coordinator’s annual report to the board must include ‘behavioral health and school climate information’ gathered from student surveys and assessments. This turns school security into a data-mining operation focused on your child’s mental and emotional state.
Recommended Action Plan
OPT-OUT ALERT: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘School security should focus on physical safety, not psychological surveillance. I demand to know what surveys are being used to collect behavioral data under Policy 805.2 and how I can opt my child out.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Your Child’s Privacy
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| 👀 MONITOR (LEVEL 5) |
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New Social Media Policy Allows Censorship of Parents
Policy 817 establishes the district’s social media as a ‘public forum’ but gives the district broad power to remove comments. The policy allows removal of comments for subjective reasons like ‘hate speech directed at a protected class’ or being ‘clearly unrelated’ to the topic. This is a classic tactic to silence parental criticism and control the narrative.
Recommended Action Plan
PROTECT FREE SPEECH: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Policy 817 gives the district vague and subjective power to censor public comments. The First Amendment protects criticism of the government. Revise the policy to protect parents’ speech.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Your Right to Speak
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| ALERT (LEVEL 3) |
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Curriculum to Add ‘Social Media Literacy’ Instruction
Policy 102 is being updated to require instruction in ‘social media literacy.’ While sounding harmless, this can be a Trojan horse for teaching politically-charged content about ‘misinformation,’ ‘disinformation,’ and ‘equity’ from a biased viewpoint. Parents must monitor how this is implemented.
Recommended Action Plan
Monitor: Email the Board (contact info on district website): ‘Regarding Policy 102, I request that all curriculum materials for the new ‘social media literacy’ requirement be made available for parental review before they are used in the classroom.’
💰 Taxpayer Impact: Hidden Political Agendas
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